Session Chairman
Teres Molloy

Teresa was educated at Queen’s University, Belfast, where she read Business Administration and Accountancy, and at the University of Ulster. She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply. Her background is in the private sector, and she spent 12 years at Shorts, one of Northern Ireland’s largest private sector employers. She was appointed as the Regional Director of Supplies for the Central Services Agency in Northern Ireland in 1999. She runs the Regional Supplies Service, which provides professional procurement and supply chain services to all health and social care bodies in Northern Ireland, and manages the procurement arrangements for an expenditure of £300 million. Regional Supplies Service is one of a small number of Centres of Procurement Expertise recognised by the NI Procurement Policy.

John Wilkinson
Director General, Association of British Healthcare Industries

John was appointed Director General of the Association of British Healthcare Industries on 1 January 2004. The ABHI is the ‘voice’ of the medical devices and systems industry in the United Kingdom and represents a large proportion of this £6 billion-plus industry. John has over 25 years' experience in the medical devices and diagnostics industry, having held senior positions in Becton-Dickinson and Ohmeda, before becoming Chief Executive of a medical imaging start-up venture. He also acts as the joint-secretariat with the Department of Health for the Healthcare Industries Task Force (HITF). He has given evidence to the Health Select Committee on issues such as the cost benefits of new medical technologies and the speed of, and barriers to, adoption of innovations within the NHS.

Julian Cobbledick
Former Managing Director, Nottingham Rehab Ltd

Julian became Managing Director of Nottingham Rehab Ltd in July 2005, having spent over 22 years in the health care industry. He left the company to start a new change management and software consultancy specialising in health care in April 2007. Prior to health care, he received his early career training and experience in the food industry and his mid career was spent in the furniture and building supply fields. During his health care career, Julian was seconded onto a number of International Standards, Department of Health and Department for Transport working groups as industry representative, and he chaired a number of industry think tanks. He has just stepped down as President of the British Healthcare Trades Association, having previously been Chairman from 2000 to 2003. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (FCIM) and the Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (FRSA).

David Dalton,
Chief Executive, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust

David is Chief Executive of Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust – a University Teaching Hospital employing over 4300 staff across a full range of general and most specialist services. David is currently involved in a major change management programme which is redesigning services to provide integrated services between the hospital and primary care – reducing hospitalisation wherever appropriate. A major £217 million hospital redevelopment, which reached financial close in September 2007, will see the redesigned services operating within a new hospital and associated primary care centres. David started his career in hospital management in 1979. He joined Salford in July 2001 having been CE at the Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery NHS Trust in Liverpool for the previous seven years. Before coming to the North West, he worked at Barts in London, Queen Mary’s in Kent, the Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford and St Thomas’ in London.

Andrew Donald
Health Sector Manager, ntl:Telewest Business

Andrew joined ntl:Telewest Business in 1996 and his previous roles within the company include Director for Wales and New Business Director for the Celtic Regions. He left in 2003 to become Chief Executive of the Neath Swansea Ospreys, rejoining ntl:Telewest Business in 2005. Andrew is a member of the Welsh Assembly Thematic Advisory Group for ICT, Innovation and R&D, Chairman of the Gorseinon Regeneration Trust and is a Governor of Gorseinon College and Pengelli Primary School. He advises a number of Agencies and Partnerships on ICT and Regeneration.

Peter Sharott
Director, London, Eastern and South East Specialist Pharmacy Services

Peter is Director of London, Eastern and South East Specialist Pharmacy Services and Chairman of the Pharmaceutical Market Support Group. Since graduating from Brighton Polytechnic in 1970, he has held various positions including first resident pharmacist at Nottingham General Hospital, senior pharmacist at Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, principal pharmacist at King’s College Hospital, district pharmacist at Charing Cross Hospital, pharmacy services manager at Chelsea and Westminster NHS Trust and pharmaceutical adviser to the London Regional Office, DHSC (London), London Regional Health Group/NHS London, and the London Specialised Commissioning Group.

Jean van Soelen
Vice President of Marketing, Pyxis International, Cardinal Health

Jean is responsible for Pyxis International at Cardinal Health, which encompasses all markets outside of North America. Pyxis technology automates supply administration and dispensing processes within acute care environments. Jean holds a Masters degree in Business Administration from Southern New Hampshire University in New Hampshire, USA. Her experience includes executive leadership positions, with international responsibilities including sales, marketing, technical services, consulting services, product management, and operations - primarily for technology companies which focus on bringing systems and automation to the healthcare industry.

After Dinner Speaker: Ian Irving

The Essex-born comedian was first seen on UK television on New Faces. Following this he also appeared on Surprise, Surprise, which led to a nationwide theatre tour with Richard Digance. In an extremely competitive profession, where many club comedians fall by the wayside, Ian has developed a unique style of humour that is attracting the attention of promoters, corporate clients and television producers alike. In addition to performing his own first-class cabaret act, Ian is an established compère, which helps to ensure the smooth running of your event.